1. review the following information about a word family.

a democracy is a form of government in which the people determine the laws. a democrat is a person who follows the principles of democracy. democratic means “characterized by democracy.”

the word diplomacy, meaning “a job or field related to maintaining good relations between parties, countries, or governments,” is part of a word family that follows a similar pattern. given this information, what can you most logically conclude is the meaning of diplomatic?

a
involving good relations between parties or countries

b
referring to good relationships between laws and the people

c
a person who follows the practices of diplomacy

d
characterized by fair decisions about a country’s laws

2. read the following information about a word family.

audacity is the quality or state of being bold, confident, or daring.

a person who has boldness can be described as audacious. audaciously means “to do something in a bold or daring way.”
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now look at another example.

voraciously means “to consume something or do something with eagerness.”

based on this information and the example of audacity above, which sentence makes sense, using a member of the same word family for voraciously correctly?

a
her hunger was voraciously after the long hike, so she had a large dinner.

b
my sister is a voracious reader; she reads at least two novels a week.

c
the voracity eater has a strong appetite.

d
because of his voracity for history, he never read history books.